Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Piemonte

Thomas C. Piemonte has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SEPTAL-PERICARDIAL HEART VALVE IMPLANT ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20220023031
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reversing remodeling of the heart caused by mitral regurgitation are disclosed. An exemplary method may comprise installing a valve implant to at least partially restrict mitral regurgitation, and anchoring the valve implant using one or more anchors that are each attached to the wall of the heart. The anchors may include a pre-tensioned elastic material coated with a slow-absorbable or dissolvable coating configured to release the tension of the pre-tensioned elastic material at an appropriate time to promote reshaping of the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Cardiosolutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Piemonte, Jonathan E. Wilson, Richard Rodgers
  • System and method for implanting a heart implant
    Patent number: 9259317
    Abstract: A method and system according to one embodiment may include a plurality of apparatus configured to percutaneously deliver a heart valve implant. The method and system may include an implant comprising an anchor configured to engage cardiac tissue, a shaft coupled to the anchor, and a valve body coupled to the shaft. The method and system may further include at least partially collapsing the heart valve implant and percutaneously inserting the heart valve implant into a heart. The percutaneously inserted implant may be secured within the heart and may then be expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Cardiosolutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Wilson, Christopher W. Maurer, Thomas C. Piemonte, Carl Kirker-Head
  • System and Method for Implanting a Heart Implant
    Publication number: 20090048668
    Abstract: A method and system according to one embodiment may include a plurality of apparatus configured to percutaneously deliver a heart valve implant. The method and system may include an implant comprising an anchor configured to engage cardiac tissue, a shaft coupled to the anchor, and a valve body coupled to the shaft. The method and system may further include at least partially collapsing the heart valve implant and percutaneously inserting the heart valve implant into a heart. The percutaneously inserted implant may be secured within the heart and may then be expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: CARDIOSOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Wilson, Christopher W. Maurer, Thomas C. Piemonte, Carl Kirker-Head